Who guards the Metro Kings?
Summer reading… before you head to the sun lounger…
Our Metro mayors’ super powers are soon to be turbocharged. A new breed of political celebrity has been born with some Labour Mayors enjoying media profiles and influencer status beyond the dreams of many a government minister. This is probably healthy for democracy and for Labour’s street cred in some areas but with more powered-up, full-fat Mayors on the horizon who is going to be left in charge of these Metro Kings?
One Year Of Labour: Full-Fat or Semi-Skimmed Devolution?
Either way, devolution is the agency of change.
One year on and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment bill landed in my in box.
With full-fat devolution now on the table, I wonder if this bill will define Starmerism? AND Will this Prime Minister be remembered for rewiring the country OR simply renaming the plugs?
What does full fat devolution mean for the North of England
Launching Devo North in Manchester, Devo Agency hosted its inaugural northern network and asked, ‘What does full fat devolution mean for the North of England?’
Mayors can do many things but they can’t stop small boats!
Devo Agency co-founder Gill Morris shares her thoughts on the rise of Reform UK, what the 2025 local elections really tell us and why now is the moment to double down on devolution, not retreat from it…
Devolution: A New Prescription?
Labour’s decision to abolish the world’s biggest quango, NHS England, is more than just another Whitehall restructuring. It’s a deliberate attempt to redraw the architecture of the health service…
The power to do things differently
If there is to be a devolution revolution there needs to be an agency which will inform and shape debate, one which understands what good devolution looks like, what it means, what it’s for and why devolution is the agency of change. That’s us!